Engage your preschoolers in learning the letters of the alphabet with the help of animal friends. The letters are written in "big letters" (uppercase) and "little letters" (lowercase), and are accompanied with animals with names beginning with the letters. Introduces the alphabet and the concept of order and sequence. The idea that a collection of these letters can be arranged in a certain way to create a word to represent something. Lastly, an abstract concept that the same word can be written differently without changing what it represents. The target audience of "Alphabet at The Zoo" are children who recently began to speak simple words. Knowing the alphabet letters (and their sounds) is a basic skill kids need when they learn to read. Build the skills to connect letters to their sounds. Use the free printable worksheets for your youngsters to have fun at the author's site.